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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2009
Page
1
A brief item from bdtonline com dated Tuesday October 13 2009 appears with terse facts about a local event. Named places or people are not clearly readable in the fragment, but the timestamp anchors the report to the date and site.
The NAACP chairman Julian Bond speaks at a Capitol rally after tens of thousands of gay rights supporters march from the White House to demand that President Obama keep promises to allow open military service and curb discrimination. The day’s forecast: mostly cloudy with a high near 67 and a 20 percent chance of rain.
A new director has been appointed to run the PGA Tour event at the Greenbrier, signaling leadership changes for the upcoming tournament. The hire aims to bolster operations, sponsorship engagement, and competitive layout at the famed West Virginia venue.
Market watch notes Dow Jones Industrial Average at 9,885.80 and S&P 500 at 1,076.19 while Nasdaq composite sits near 1,444. Trading details show 1,645 advances and 1,353 declines on the Dow with 101 unchanged and about 381 billion shares traded overall. Nasdaq shows 209 advances and 110 unchanged with around 1.79 billion shares traded.
A Malaysian state government plans a "Second Honeymoon" program to help couples on the brink of divorce. Ashaari Idris of Terengganu says troubled pairs will spend two nights at the state's islands or beach resorts to rekindle romance, with a launch hoped soon.
West Virginia Daily numbers show Daily 3 result 7 4 0 and Daily 4 0 0 4 8. Virginia Pick 3 1 5 0 and Pick 4 0 3 5 8 announced.
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West Virginia lawmakers consider options to ease prison overcrowding including a 1200 bed new prison and expanding facilities. A town hall at Princeton Public Library at 6 p.m. October 20 invites public input and judiciary feedback on non-violent offender alternatives such as day report centers and community corrections.
Todd Day, former Bluefield town manager, was appointed to the town council to fill the unexpired term of Edwin L. Shaffrey who resigned Sept. 24 and left Oct. 1. Day, 41, previously led the town for 14 years and is now vice chairman of Corte Construction. He will serve about nine more months.
Washington AP report notes health insurers release a study predicting higher consumer costs from Senate health care legislation as a pivotal Finance Committee vote approaches. White House and Democrats dismiss the study as hatchet work while industry executives challenge its findings.
The industry released a report on Monday stating that Senate health care legislation would raise consumer costs and threaten Obama’s top domestic priority. With a Senate vote looming, AHIP and member insurers blasted the bill, citing an accounting study estimating $1,700 added annual cost for a family in 2013 when major provisions take effect.
In North Carolina the FBI compares millions of drivers license photos with convict images to widen the hunt for fugitives. The effort has already helped seize at least one suspect and could expand nationwide, while privacy groups warn of pervasive surveillance risks. A double homicide suspect, Rodolfo Corrales, was found to have moved to NC, prompting the review of a 1991 booking photo.
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